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The crystal structures of the monoclinic and triclinic polymorphs of zoledronic acid, C
5H
10N
2O
7P
2, have been established from laboratory powder X-ray diffraction data. The molecules in both polymorphs are described as zwitterions, namely 1-(2-hydroxy-2-phosphonato-2-phosphonoethyl)-1
H-imidazol-3-ium. Strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds (with donor–acceptor distances of 2.60 Å or less) link the molecules into layers, parallel to the (100) plane in the monoclinic polymorph and to the (1
0) plane in the triclinic polymorph. The phosphonic acid groups form the inner side of each layer, while the imidazolium groups lie to the outside of the layer, protruding in opposite directions. In both polymorphs, layers related by translation along [100] interact through weak hydrogen bonds (with donor–acceptor distances greater than 2.70 Å), forming three-dimensional layered structures. In the monoclinic polymorph, there are hydrogen-bonded centrosymmetric dimers linked by four strong O—H
O hydrogen bonds, which are not present in the triclinic polymorph.
Supporting information
CCDC references: 934565; 934566
Zoledronic acid monosodium salt was prepared according to a known procedure
(Kieczykowski et al., 1995). The crude product (30 g) was
suspended in
distilled water (450 ml) and the pH was adjusted to 1.5 with concentrated HCl.
The suspension was heated to 363 K with stirring and complete dissolution
occurred after 15 min at this temperature. The solution was then cooled to 283 K with stirring and a precipitate of zoledronic acid formed slowly. After
overnight incubation at 278 K, the precipitate was filtered off, washed with
methanol and placed in a flask fitted with a Dean–Stark trap. To obtain
(IM), benzene (80 ml) was added and the reaction mixture was boiled for
2 h. To obtain (IT), toluene (80 ml) was added and the reaction mixture
was boiled for 4 h (isolation of water ended after 1 h). The product was
cooled, filtered and dried in vacuo (1 mbar; 1 bar = 100000 Pa) at 323 K. For (IM), 11.2 g of zoledronic acid was recovered as a white
crystalline powder. For (IT), 10.5 g of zoledronic acid was recovered
as a white crystalline powder.
X-ray powder diffraction data for (IM) were collected using a Panalytical
EMPYREAN instrument with a linear X'celerator detector using nonmonochromated
Cu Kα radiation. Data for (IT) were collected using a Huber
G670 Guinier camera with an imaging-plate detector using monochromated Cu
Kα1. The latter instrument was used for (IT) in order to
minimize strong texture effects observed in the pattern measured with the
EMPYREAN instrument. The unit-cell dimensions were determined using three
indexing programs: TREOR90 (Werner et al., 1985),
ITO
(Visser, 1969) and AUTOX (Zlokazov, 1992,
1995). Based on systematic
extinctions, the space group for (IM) was determined as
P21/c, whereas the space group of (IT) was assumed to
be P1. The unit-cell parameters and space groups were further tested
using a Pawley fit (Pawley, 1981) and confirmed by the successful
crystal
structure solution and refinement. The powder pattern of (IM) contains
three weak peaks (d spacings = 4.886, 3.552 and 3.345 Å) that are
assumed to arise from another polymorphic form of zoledronic acid.
The structures were solved using a simulated annealing technique (Zhukov et
al., 2001). The geometry of the anion (without H atoms) from the
crystal
structure of cytosimium zoledronate trihydrate (Sridhar & Ravikumar,
2011) was
used as the initial molecular model. In the simulated annealing runs, six
external and four internal degrees of freedom were varied.
The solutions found were fitted with the program MRIA (Zlokazov &
Chernyshev, 1992) in the bond-restrained Rietveld refinement using a
split-type pseudo-Voigt peak-profile function (Toraya, 1986). In the
refinement of (IM), anisotropic line-broadening was taken into account
with the use of nine variables (Popa, 1998), and symmetrized harmonics
expansion up to the sixth order (Ahtee et al., 1989; Järvinen,
1993)
was used for correction of the texture effect (the minimum and maximum texture
multipliers for the calculated intensities were 0.61 and 1.22, respectively).
In the refinement of (IT), the March–Dollase (Dollase, 1986)
formalism
was used for correction of preferred orientation in the direction [011] (the
minimum and maximum texture multipliers for the calculated intensities were
0.96 and 1.01, respectively). Restraints were applied to the intramolecular
bond lengths and contacts (<2.8 Å). The geometric parameters for the
restraints were taken from the crystal structure of zoledronic acid trihydrate
(Ruscica et al., 2010) and the strength of the restraints was a
function of interatomic separation and corresponded to an r.m.s. deviation of
0.02 Å for intramolecular bond lengths. Additional restraints were applied
to the planarity of the imidazole ring with attached atom C2, with the maximum
allowed deviation from the mean plane being 0.02 Å. All non-H atoms were
refined isotropically. H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.93 or
0.97 Å, O—H = 0.82 Å and N—H = 0.86 Å) and not refined. The
diffraction profiles for both compounds after the final bond-restrained
Rietveld refinements are shown in Fig. 4.
Data collection: DataCollector (PANalytical, 2010) for (IM); Software for G670 Imaging-Plate Guinier Camera (Huber, 2002) for (IT). For both compounds, cell refinement: MRIA (Zlokazov & Chernyshev, 1992). Data reduction: DataCollector (PANalytical, 2010) for (IM); Software for G670 Imaging-Plate Guinier Camera (Huber, 2002) for (IT). For both compounds, program(s) used to solve structure: simulated annealing (Zhukov et al., 2001); program(s) used to refine structure: MRIA (Zlokazov & Chernyshev, 1992); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: MRIA (Zlokazov & Chernyshev, 1992) and SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
(IM) 1-(2-Hydroxy-2-phosphonato-2-phosphonoethyl)-1
H-imidazol-3-ium
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Crystal data top
C5H10N2O7P2 | F(000) = 560 |
Mr = 272.09 | Dx = 1.805 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point: 503 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.5418 Å |
a = 6.8162 (12) Å | T = 298 K |
b = 10.6307 (11) Å | Particle morphology: plate |
c = 13.9240 (14) Å | white |
β = 96.954 (18)° | flat sheet, 15 × 1 mm |
V = 1001.5 (2) Å3 | Specimen preparation: Prepared at 298 K and 101 kPa |
Z = 4 | |
Data collection top
PANanalytical EMPYREAN diffractometer | Data collection mode: reflection |
Radiation source: line-focus sealed tube | Scan method: continuous |
None monochromator | 2θmin = 7.009°, 2θmax = 79.973°, 2θstep = 0.017° |
Specimen mounting: thin layer on the non-diffracting silicon plate | |
Refinement top
Refinement on Inet | Profile function: split-type pseudo-Voigt (Toraya, 1986) |
Least-squares matrix: full with fixed elements per cycle | 121 parameters |
Rp = 0.033 | 43 restraints |
Rwp = 0.048 | 0 constraints |
Rexp = 0.030 | H-atom parameters not refined |
RBragg = 0.061 | Weighting scheme based on measured s.u.'s |
χ2 = 2.570 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
4293 data points | Background function: Chebyshev polynomial up to the fifth order |
Excluded region(s): none | Preferred orientation correction: spherical harmonics expansion up to the sixth order
(Ahtee et al., 1989; Järvinen, 1993) |
Crystal data top
C5H10N2O7P2 | β = 96.954 (18)° |
Mr = 272.09 | V = 1001.5 (2) Å3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Z = 4 |
a = 6.8162 (12) Å | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.5418 Å |
b = 10.6307 (11) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 13.9240 (14) Å | flat sheet, 15 × 1 mm |
Data collection top
PANanalytical EMPYREAN diffractometer | Scan method: continuous |
Specimen mounting: thin layer on the non-diffracting silicon plate | 2θmin = 7.009°, 2θmax = 79.973°, 2θstep = 0.017° |
Data collection mode: reflection | |
Refinement top
Rp = 0.033 | 4293 data points |
Rwp = 0.048 | 121 parameters |
Rexp = 0.030 | 43 restraints |
RBragg = 0.061 | H-atom parameters not refined |
χ2 = 2.570 | |
Special details top
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes)
are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken
into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles
and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only
used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic)
treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
P1 | 0.4912 (5) | 0.2154 (3) | 0.4136 (3) | 0.0551 (14)* | |
P2 | 0.3277 (5) | −0.0379 (3) | 0.3270 (3) | 0.0542 (15)* | |
O1 | 0.4207 (10) | 0.1527 (6) | 0.2262 (6) | 0.076 (3)* | |
H1 | 0.3811 | 0.2192 | 0.2011 | 0.114* | |
O2 | 0.6808 (12) | 0.1419 (7) | 0.4400 (6) | 0.077 (3)* | |
O3 | 0.3630 (10) | 0.2083 (7) | 0.4980 (6) | 0.070 (3)* | |
H3 | 0.4286 | 0.1786 | 0.5459 | 0.104* | |
O4 | 0.5183 (10) | 0.3460 (6) | 0.3771 (5) | 0.063 (3)* | |
O5 | 0.1945 (11) | −0.0584 (6) | 0.4078 (6) | 0.072 (3)* | |
H5 | 0.2600 | −0.0895 | 0.4553 | 0.108* | |
O6 | 0.5327 (10) | −0.0958 (7) | 0.3482 (6) | 0.073 (3)* | |
O7 | 0.2373 (10) | −0.0873 (6) | 0.2264 (5) | 0.066 (3)* | |
H7 | 0.3224 | −0.0879 | 0.1896 | 0.099* | |
N1 | −0.0030 (13) | 0.1423 (9) | 0.2245 (7) | 0.068 (4)* | |
N2 | −0.2341 (14) | 0.0293 (8) | 0.1485 (7) | 0.071 (4)* | |
H2 | −0.3289 | −0.0240 | 0.1365 | 0.084* | |
C1 | 0.3363 (15) | 0.1350 (11) | 0.3146 (9) | 0.064 (5)* | |
C2 | 0.1328 (16) | 0.2003 (11) | 0.3027 (9) | 0.068 (5)* | |
H2A | 0.0754 | 0.1948 | 0.3630 | 0.082* | |
H2B | 0.1496 | 0.2886 | 0.2882 | 0.082* | |
C3 | −0.1481 (16) | 0.0617 (11) | 0.2363 (9) | 0.077 (5)* | |
H3A | −0.1830 | 0.0332 | 0.2951 | 0.093* | |
C4 | −0.1468 (16) | 0.0945 (11) | 0.0809 (8) | 0.065 (5)* | |
H4 | −0.1848 | 0.0936 | 0.0144 | 0.080* | |
C5 | 0.0051 (16) | 0.1610 (10) | 0.1276 (9) | 0.074 (5)* | |
H5A | 0.0965 | 0.2095 | 0.0997 | 0.090* | |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
P1—O4 | 1.498 (7) | N1—C3 | 1.333 (15) |
P1—O2 | 1.516 (9) | N1—C5 | 1.370 (16) |
P1—O3 | 1.549 (9) | N1—C2 | 1.476 (14) |
P1—C1 | 1.842 (12) | N2—C3 | 1.336 (15) |
P2—O5 | 1.544 (9) | N2—C4 | 1.362 (15) |
P2—O6 | 1.522 (8) | N2—H2 | 0.86 |
P2—O7 | 1.552 (8) | C1—C2 | 1.542 (15) |
P2—C1 | 1.847 (12) | C2—H2A | 0.97 |
O1—C1 | 1.434 (15) | C2—H2B | 0.97 |
O1—H1 | 0.82 | C3—H3A | 0.93 |
O3—H3 | 0.82 | C4—C5 | 1.354 (15) |
O5—H5 | 0.82 | C4—H4 | 0.93 |
O7—H7 | 0.82 | C5—H5A | 0.93 |
| | | |
O4—P1—O2 | 115.0 (5) | O1—C1—C2 | 107.3 (9) |
O4—P1—O3 | 114.0 (4) | O1—C1—P1 | 109.2 (7) |
O2—P1—O3 | 109.5 (5) | C2—C1—P1 | 107.4 (8) |
O4—P1—C1 | 105.0 (5) | O1—C1—P2 | 103.4 (7) |
O2—P1—C1 | 109.7 (5) | C2—C1—P2 | 114.8 (8) |
O3—P1—C1 | 102.7 (5) | P1—C1—P2 | 114.4 (6) |
O5—P2—O6 | 114.1 (5) | N1—C2—C1 | 111.5 (9) |
O5—P2—O7 | 114.0 (4) | N1—C2—H2A | 109.3 |
O6—P2—O7 | 107.0 (4) | C1—C2—H2A | 109.3 |
O5—P2—C1 | 103.6 (5) | N1—C2—H2B | 109.3 |
O6—P2—C1 | 112.4 (5) | C1—C2—H2B | 109.4 |
O7—P2—C1 | 105.4 (5) | H2A—C2—H2B | 107.9 |
C1—O1—H1 | 109.5 | N1—C3—N2 | 107.6 (11) |
P1—O3—H3 | 109.5 | N1—C3—H3A | 126.2 |
P2—O5—H5 | 109.5 | N2—C3—H3A | 126.2 |
P2—O7—H7 | 109.4 | C5—C4—N2 | 107.8 (10) |
C3—N1—C5 | 109.5 (9) | C5—C4—H4 | 126.0 |
C3—N1—C2 | 125.8 (10) | N2—C4—H4 | 126.1 |
C5—N1—C2 | 124.7 (9) | C4—C5—N1 | 106.1 (10) |
C3—N2—C4 | 108.7 (9) | C4—C5—H5A | 126.9 |
C3—N2—H2 | 125.6 | N1—C5—H5A | 127.0 |
C4—N2—H2 | 125.7 | | |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3···O6i | 0.82 | 1.71 | 2.481 (11) | 156 |
O5—H5···O2i | 0.82 | 1.57 | 2.359 (11) | 160 |
O7—H7···O4ii | 0.82 | 1.67 | 2.436 (10) | 156 |
N2—H2···O4iii | 0.86 | 1.88 | 2.740 (11) | 172 |
O1—H1···O6iv | 0.82 | 2.19 | 2.899 (11) | 145 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
(IT) 1-(2-Hydroxy-2-phosphonato-2-phosphonoethyl)-1
H-imidazol-3-ium
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Crystal data top
C5H10N2O7P2 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 272.09 | F(000) = 280 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.901 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Melting point: 495 K |
a = 8.4217 (13) Å | Cu Kα1 radiation, λ = 1.5406 Å |
b = 8.6039 (11) Å | µ = 4.50 mm−1 |
c = 8.1818 (12) Å | T = 298 K |
α = 92.778 (16)° | Particle morphology: no specific habit |
β = 112.415 (17)° | white |
γ = 116.072 (19)° | flat sheet, 15 × 1 mm |
V = 475.33 (12) Å3 | Specimen preparation: Prepared at 298 K and 101 kPa |
Data collection top
Huber Guinier Camera G670 diffractometer | Data collection mode: transmission |
Radiation source: line-focus sealed tube | Scan method: continuous |
Curved Germanium(111) monochromator | 2θmin = 7.00°, 2θmax = 80.00°, 2θstep = 0.01° |
Specimen mounting: thin layer in the specimen holder of the camera | |
Refinement top
Refinement on Inet | Profile function: split-type pseudo-Voigt (Toraya, 1986) |
Least-squares matrix: full with fixed elements per cycle | 102 parameters |
Rp = 0.026 | 43 restraints |
Rwp = 0.033 | 0 constraints |
Rexp = 0.015 | H-atom parameters not refined |
RBragg = 0.050 | Weighting scheme based on measured s.u.'s |
χ2 = 4.550 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
7301 data points | Background function: Chebyshev polynomial up to the fifth order |
Excluded region(s): none | Preferred orientation correction: March–Dollase (Dollase, 1986) texture correction |
Crystal data top
C5H10N2O7P2 | γ = 116.072 (19)° |
Mr = 272.09 | V = 475.33 (12) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 8.4217 (13) Å | Cu Kα1 radiation, λ = 1.5406 Å |
b = 8.6039 (11) Å | µ = 4.50 mm−1 |
c = 8.1818 (12) Å | T = 298 K |
α = 92.778 (16)° | flat sheet, 15 × 1 mm |
β = 112.415 (17)° | |
Data collection top
Huber Guinier Camera G670 diffractometer | Scan method: continuous |
Specimen mounting: thin layer in the specimen holder of the camera | 2θmin = 7.00°, 2θmax = 80.00°, 2θstep = 0.01° |
Data collection mode: transmission | |
Refinement top
Rp = 0.026 | 7301 data points |
Rwp = 0.033 | 102 parameters |
Rexp = 0.015 | 43 restraints |
RBragg = 0.050 | H-atom parameters not refined |
χ2 = 4.550 | |
Special details top
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes)
are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken
into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles
and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only
used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic)
treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
P1 | −0.2088 (4) | 0.6438 (4) | 0.4230 (4) | 0.0380 (15)* | |
P2 | −0.1622 (4) | 0.7888 (4) | 0.0929 (5) | 0.0431 (15)* | |
O1 | −0.1430 (9) | 0.4938 (9) | 0.1814 (10) | 0.050 (3)* | |
H1 | −0.0674 | 0.4638 | 0.2498 | 0.075* | |
O2 | −0.1274 (10) | 0.5710 (10) | 0.5770 (10) | 0.057 (3)* | |
O3 | −0.1769 (9) | 0.8325 (9) | 0.4878 (9) | 0.055 (3)* | |
H3 | −0.0935 | 0.8775 | 0.5952 | 0.083* | |
O4 | −0.4320 (8) | 0.5176 (9) | 0.2965 (9) | 0.047 (3)* | |
H4 | −0.4462 | 0.4633 | 0.2023 | 0.071* | |
O5 | −0.3872 (9) | 0.7015 (8) | −0.0065 (9) | 0.052 (3)* | |
O6 | −0.0680 (9) | 0.9850 (9) | 0.1807 (10) | 0.051 (3)* | |
O7 | −0.0814 (9) | 0.7559 (9) | −0.0395 (10) | 0.053 (3)* | |
H7 | −0.0488 | 0.8415 | −0.0837 | 0.080* | |
N1 | 0.2623 (11) | 0.8163 (11) | 0.3117 (12) | 0.068 (4)* | |
N2 | 0.4221 (11) | 0.8120 (11) | 0.1616 (12) | 0.058 (4)* | |
H2 | 0.4672 | 0.7747 | 0.0999 | 0.070* | |
C1 | −0.0909 (16) | 0.6710 (15) | 0.2673 (16) | 0.067 (5)* | |
C2 | 0.1331 (14) | 0.7658 (15) | 0.4031 (15) | 0.064 (5)* | |
H2A | 0.1670 | 0.8728 | 0.4849 | 0.077* | |
H2B | 0.1578 | 0.6865 | 0.4768 | 0.077* | |
C3 | 0.3042 (16) | 0.7112 (15) | 0.2292 (15) | 0.062 (5)* | |
H3A | 0.2588 | 0.5897 | 0.2210 | 0.074* | |
C4 | 0.4610 (14) | 0.9836 (14) | 0.2045 (16) | 0.063 (5)* | |
H4A | 0.5462 | 1.0816 | 0.1795 | 0.076* | |
C5 | 0.3532 (15) | 0.9854 (16) | 0.2901 (16) | 0.058 (5)* | |
H5 | 0.3423 | 1.0826 | 0.3274 | 0.070* | |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
P1—O2 | 1.498 (9) | N1—C3 | 1.34 (2) |
P1—O4 | 1.548 (6) | N1—C5 | 1.372 (15) |
P1—O3 | 1.554 (9) | N1—C2 | 1.472 (18) |
P1—C1 | 1.858 (16) | N2—C3 | 1.324 (16) |
P2—O6 | 1.505 (8) | N2—C4 | 1.359 (16) |
P2—O5 | 1.527 (7) | N2—H2 | 0.86 |
P2—O7 | 1.555 (11) | C1—C2 | 1.556 (14) |
P2—C1 | 1.856 (14) | C2—H2A | 0.97 |
O1—C1 | 1.443 (16) | C2—H2B | 0.97 |
O1—H1 | 0.82 | C3—H3A | 0.93 |
O3—H3 | 0.82 | C4—C5 | 1.35 (2) |
O4—H4 | 0.82 | C4—H4A | 0.93 |
O7—H7 | 0.82 | C5—H5 | 0.93 |
| | | |
O2—P1—O4 | 112.7 (4) | O1—C1—C2 | 106.3 (11) |
O2—P1—O3 | 113.6 (4) | O1—C1—P2 | 110.9 (8) |
O4—P1—O3 | 108.2 (5) | C2—C1—P2 | 115.3 (8) |
O2—P1—C1 | 112.5 (6) | O1—C1—P1 | 106.9 (8) |
O4—P1—C1 | 104.3 (5) | C2—C1—P1 | 102.6 (8) |
O3—P1—C1 | 104.9 (5) | P2—C1—P1 | 114.1 (9) |
O6—P2—O5 | 111.2 (5) | N1—C2—C1 | 113.4 (10) |
O6—P2—O7 | 112.2 (5) | N1—C2—H2A | 108.9 |
O5—P2—O7 | 110.4 (4) | C1—C2—H2A | 108.9 |
O6—P2—C1 | 110.5 (5) | N1—C2—H2B | 108.8 |
O5—P2—C1 | 109.6 (5) | C1—C2—H2B | 108.8 |
O7—P2—C1 | 102.6 (6) | H2A—C2—H2B | 107.8 |
C1—O1—H1 | 109.5 | N2—C3—N1 | 107.5 (11) |
P1—O3—H3 | 109.5 | N2—C3—H3A | 126.4 |
P1—O4—H4 | 109.5 | N1—C3—H3A | 126.2 |
P2—O7—H7 | 109.5 | C5—C4—N2 | 107.3 (10) |
C3—N1—C5 | 108.6 (11) | C5—C4—H4A | 126.3 |
C3—N1—C2 | 128.2 (10) | N2—C4—H4A | 126.4 |
C5—N1—C2 | 123.1 (12) | C4—C5—N1 | 106.9 (12) |
C3—N2—C4 | 109.6 (12) | C4—C5—H5 | 126.6 |
C3—N2—H2 | 125.2 | N1—C5—H5 | 126.5 |
C4—N2—H2 | 125.2 | | |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H4···O5i | 0.82 | 1.69 | 2.406 (9) | 144 |
O7—H7···O6ii | 0.82 | 1.80 | 2.604 (10) | 166 |
O3—H3···O6iii | 0.82 | 1.76 | 2.559 (10) | 166 |
O1—H1···O2iv | 0.82 | 1.87 | 2.682 (12) | 172 |
N2—H2···O5v | 0.86 | 2.02 | 2.877 (13) | 171 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x−1, −y+1, −z; (ii) −x, −y+2, −z; (iii) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (iv) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (v) x+1, y, z. |
Experimental details
| (IM) | (IT) |
Crystal data |
Chemical formula | C5H10N2O7P2 | C5H10N2O7P2 |
Mr | 272.09 | 272.09 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 298 | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.8162 (12), 10.6307 (11), 13.9240 (14) | 8.4217 (13), 8.6039 (11), 8.1818 (12) |
α, β, γ (°) | 90, 96.954 (18), 90 | 92.778 (16), 112.415 (17), 116.072 (19) |
V (Å3) | 1001.5 (2) | 475.33 (12) |
Z | 4 | 2 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα, λ = 1.5418 Å | Cu Kα1, λ = 1.5406 Å |
µ (mm−1) | – | 4.50 |
Specimen shape, size (mm) | Flat sheet, 15 × 1 | Flat sheet, 15 × 1 |
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Data collection |
Diffractometer | PANanalytical EMPYREAN diffractometer | Huber Guinier Camera G670 diffractometer |
Specimen mounting | Thin layer on the non-diffracting silicon plate | Thin layer in the specimen holder of the camera |
Data collection mode | Reflection | Transmission |
Scan method | Continuous | Continuous |
2θ values (°) | 2θmin = 7.009 2θmax = 79.973 2θstep = 0.017 | 2θmin = 7.00 2θmax = 80.00 2θstep = 0.01 |
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Refinement |
R factors and goodness of fit | Rp = 0.033, Rwp = 0.048, Rexp = 0.030, RBragg = 0.061, χ2 = 2.570 | Rp = 0.026, Rwp = 0.033, Rexp = 0.015, RBragg = 0.050, χ2 = 4.550 |
No. of data points | 4293 | 7301 |
No. of parameters | 121 | 102 |
No. of restraints | 43 | 43 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters not refined | H-atom parameters not refined |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) for (IM) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3···O6i | 0.82 | 1.71 | 2.481 (11) | 156 |
O5—H5···O2i | 0.82 | 1.57 | 2.359 (11) | 160 |
O7—H7···O4ii | 0.82 | 1.67 | 2.436 (10) | 156 |
N2—H2···O4iii | 0.86 | 1.88 | 2.740 (11) | 172 |
O1—H1···O6iv | 0.82 | 2.19 | 2.899 (11) | 145 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) for (IT) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H4···O5i | 0.82 | 1.69 | 2.406 (9) | 144 |
O7—H7···O6ii | 0.82 | 1.80 | 2.604 (10) | 166 |
O3—H3···O6iii | 0.82 | 1.76 | 2.559 (10) | 166 |
O1—H1···O2iv | 0.82 | 1.87 | 2.682 (12) | 172 |
N2—H2···O5v | 0.86 | 2.02 | 2.877 (13) | 171 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x−1, −y+1, −z; (ii) −x, −y+2, −z; (iii) −x, −y+2, −z+1; (iv) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (v) x+1, y, z. |
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Zoledronic acid belongs to the class of bisphosphonic acids, which are excellent therapeutic agents for the treatment of a number of diseases characterized by abnormal calcium metabolism. In particular, zoledronic acid acts as a bone `shield' incorporated into the skeleton, attaining therapeutic concentrations and thus inhibiting bone resorption by cellular effects on osteoclasts. Zoledronic acid has also been shown to be effective in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer (Gnant, 2012) and castration-resistant prostate cancer (Marech et al., 2012). Several polymorphs of zoledronic acid and zoledronate sodium salts and their hydrates have been described by Aronhime & Lifshitz-Liron (2009). However, a search for the crystal structure of zoledronic acid in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD, Version 5.33 with updates; Allen, 2002) gave no hits. Herewith, we present the crystal structures of its monoclinic, (IM), and triclinic, (IT), polymorphs determined from laboratory X-ray powder diffraction data.
The molecular conformations in (IM) and (IT) are closely comparable (Fig. 1), differing only in the opposite orientation of the imidazole ring. Although the laboratory powder pattern does not allow localization of the O- and N-bound H atoms reliably, one can estimate their most probable positions based on analysis of short intermolecular contacts. Particularly, in (IM) and (IT), intermolecular H···H distances not shorter than 2 Å can be attained only by assuming that the molecules in both forms are zwitterions, namely 1-(2-hydroxy-2-phosphonato-2-phosphonoethyl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium. Thus, all H atoms were geometrically positioned to form zwitterions, and we discuss the hydrogen-bonding patterns in (IM) and (IT) (Tables 1 and 2) on this basis.
Following the idea of strong and weak hydrogen bonds (Desiraju & Steiner, 1999), we define here a strong hydrogen bond as an interaction with a donor–acceptor distance (D···A in Tables 1 and 2) of 2.60 Å or less. For a weak hydrogen bond, this distance is more than 2.70 Å. Using these definitions, we can describe the general features of the hydrogen-bonding patterns that are common for (IM) and (IT). In both crystal structures, strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds (O—H···O) are generated by the phosphonic acid groups. They link the molecules into layers in such a way that the phosphonic acid groups form the central part of each layer, while the imidazolium groups are at the outside of the layer, protruding in opposite directions. These layers are parallel to the (100) plane in (IM) (Fig. 2) and to the (110) plane in (IT) (Fig. 3). Layers related by translation along [100] interact through weak N—H···O and O—H···O hydrogen bonds in (IM) (Table 1) and through weak N—H···O hydrogen bonds only in (IT) (Table 2) to form three-dimensional layered structures.
For both forms, the main difference in hydrogen-bonding motifs is found within the layers. In the layers of (IM), centrosymmetric dimers linked by four strong O—H···O hydrogen bonds are observed (Fig. 2). These dimers are not present in (IT) (Fig. 3). The CSD contains seven single-crystal structures of bisphosphonates with analogous dimers linked by four strong O—H···O hydrogen bonds, with O···O distances less than 2.60 Å, namely, 10-{[(2,2-bisphosphonoethyl)hydroxyphosphoryl]methyl}-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triacetic acid hydrate (Vitha et al., 2009), 1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-3-(1-piperidinio)propyl-1-phosphonate (Fernández & Vega, 2003), pyridinium trihydrogen benzyldiphosphonate and p-xylylenediammonium pentahydrogen 1,4-phenylenebis(methylidyne)tetraphosphonate sesquihydrate (Plabst et al., 2009), bis[tris(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N')nickel(II)] bis[1-hydroxyethane-1-(phosphonic acid)-1-phosphonate] bis(1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonate) tetrahydrate (Sergienko et al., 2000), 2,2'-bipyridinium hydrogen 1-aminopropane-1,1,3-triphosphonate dihydrate (Wu et al., 2007), and {phosphono[(pyridin-1-ium-3-yl)amino]methyl}phosphonate monohydrate (Matczak-Jon & Ślepokura, 2011). In spite of the presence of such strongly bonded dimers in (IM), its packing with ρ = 1.80 Mg m-3 is less dense than the packing of (IT) with ρ = 1.90 Mg m-3.